Here's a pic of the now infamous Brush Mtn mud...

So I’m guessing it’s still a blizzard at the lodge and that’s why no movement?

Impassable mud

I'm sure the group mentality has sunk in. Waiting for someone to make the move...and now it's getting late in the day

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What a mess, I can't remember one storm creating such an impasse.

Chris's video is great, classic TD grit right there.

Here's Alexandra passing us on Koko Claims...one of my favorite moments. Never felt like more of a wuss in my life 

She's a tough cookie! She passed me and four other guys on the Koko claims hike CARRYING her bike.

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Guess we'll get a second Grand Depart from Brush Mtn once everything is perfectly dry and no precip and 70 degrees 😉

Sorry, I'm just joking, but I did my time like many others, slogging through 15 miles of that mud along the Bull river...yes, it sucks, chain falls off every 10 minutes, forks clog up, shoes weigh 20 pounds. But you cover ground.

Come on, someone go for it!!

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Good update on Lael W.'s FB page about the Brush Mtn group

Here's a CDOT cam from Hwy-9 and Ute Pass Road. Yeesh
https://i.cotrip.org/dimages/camera?imageURL=liveview/SH9UtePassRdNorth.jpg&v=00603

Or both, they could be cruising together...

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Ahem...I believe it's the golden 'spoke' 😉

I'm thinking Josh, his Spot seems to be a bit behind. But who knows...

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Brush Mtn is about to get busy!

Still surprised no one ventured out from the lodge  this afternoon/evening...

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How long before someone at the lodge decides to brave the mud? Will the road dry anytime soon with the forecast as it is?

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Brutal. I remember hitting mud like that north of Fernie. I think I still have some of it on my gear a year later!

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I have a feeling those 4 in front might now gain a huge gap on the rest of the pack given that they're up and over lynx pass - or at least close.

Seems as if those at Brush Mountain might be holding off given the local forecast? I know I sure would and that's why I was never a frontrunner! 🙂

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Josh I. and Lael look to have both backtracked to the lodge. Wonder what's up? Just the weather and conditions, or something more?

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Not prepared for _merely_ -5°c is a Serious tactical error.

Gotta make some sacrifices to go as fast as he's been going.

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Those front-runners are creeping over Lynx, must be rough. Giving Lael some time to catch up though!

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Steamboat resort-20” of fresh pow.

What?! For real?

Man, SS must have had an awful slog last night.

Forecast for CO high country is ugly for this weekend - snow levels near 9000', lows in the low 30's overnight. Brush mtn might be sheltering some cold riders!